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Gloria Coleman
Gloria Coleman is credited on 36 releases across 18 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
36
Pressings credited
18
Albums
7
Decades active
12
In collections
Biography
Gloria Coleman (died February 18, 2010) was an American musician. Coleman played bass, piano then organ. As a jazz organist she released two albums. The first, Soul Sisters by the Gloria Coleman Quartet, was for the Impulse! Records label. It featured drummer Pola Roberts, Leo Wright and Grant Green. It was produced by Bob Thiele. The second album featured Ray Copeland, Dick Griffith, James Anderson, Earl Dunbar and Charlie Davis. A more recent album was released in 2008 on Doodlin' Records (Sweet Missy) which reunited Gloria with her former husband saxophonist George Coleman. It featured their son George Coleman, Jr. on drums; guitarists, Eric Johnson and Calvin Keys as well as drummer Deszon Claiborne. Dr. Lonnie Smith is also heard on one track. Coleman wrote many songs for Bobbi Humphrey and Ernestine Anderson, among others. Coleman married saxophonist George Coleman. The couple had two children and divorced. She died on February 18, 2010.
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Credited work
36 releases · 18 albums · active 1964–2024
- Performance · 61
- Other credits · 3
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Madison Square Garden · Rock Steady · Mama Jo's
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- The Henry Jackson Company
- Soul Bossa Trio
- Gloria Coleman Ltd.
- Leo Wright
- Houston Person
- Gloria Coleman Quartet
- Joe Lee Wilson
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